Category: archives
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School board, with little fanfare, begins budget review
The board had virtually no comment on the budget after interim Superintendent of Schools Thomas Butler presented the proposed $62.3 million spending plan at the Feb. 8 meeting. By:Lea Kahn Staff Writer The Lawrence Township Board of Education took its first look last week at the school district’s proposed 2006-07 budget, which administrators have said…
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Redevelopment plans begin to take shape
Township planners looking to revitalize 389-acre area By: Scott Morgan NORTH HANOVER There might be golf courses and there might be more shops. There might be new houses and there might be walking paths. However it goes, township planners looking to revitalize a once vibrant downtown will take their cue from the concepts laid…
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Police Beat for the week of Feb. 16
Plumsted Roy Kennedy, 47, of New Egypt was charged with driving while intoxicated and careless driving after his vehicle left the road and struck two utility poles and damaged a fence on Ivins Drive at 2:40 a.m. on Feb. 6. Mr. Kennedy told police he fell asleep at the wheel. He was treated for minor…
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Pennington volunteers, Public Works crew lauded for fire and snow jobs
Two large fires and big snowstorm kept workers busy By John Tredrea The Pennington Fire Company and Public Works Department were singled out for special praise by Borough Council President David Garber and other council members Monday night. Mr. Garber noted that the all-volunteer fire company worked through the night of Feb. 4-5, fighting two…
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Letters for the week of Feb. 16
Find another site for assisted living plan To the editor: The owner of the house and land at the northwest corner of Route 206 and Province Line Road the Gulick property is to appear, once again, before the township Zoning Board of Adjustment next month to seek a use variance that, if…
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Staying ahead of criminalskeeps county prosecutor busy
County Prosecutor Wayne Forrest supervises 19 police departments, municipal prosecutors, police chiefs and 120 employees from the prosecutor’s office, with a budget of $8.9 million. By: Donna Lukiw It’s 5 a.m. and Somerset County Prosecutor Wayne Forrest, 52, is running the treadmill and riding a bike as part of his daily morning routine. "From 5…
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Red Raiders’ run ends in Prep B quarterfinals
PENNINGTON BOYS BASKETBALL By: Mike Molaro When The Pennington School boys basketball squad was suffering through a winless December and early part of January, the Red Raiders never wavered from their belief in their coaches, the program and their teammates. That’s what mades their recent success from the 0-14 start all the more enjoyable. "The…
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Betty Jean Hart Stires
Betty Jean Hart Stires, 78, of Pennington died at Compassionate Care in Hamilton on Tuesday. Born in Harbourton, she had been a resident of the area all of her life. She was member of Gothic Chapter, Eastern Star, of Pennington and a long-standing member of Pennington Grange No 64. She enjoyed knitting and crocheting. Daughter…
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‘Rose’s Dilemma’
Off-Broadstreet Theatre revisits this Neil Simon comedy. By: Stuart Duncan Any discussion of Rose’s Dilemma has to mention that critics were not kind to the Neil Simon show that opened off-Broadway late in 2003. The work premiered on the West Coast (under the title Rose and Walsh), and earned a rave review from the Variety…
